Ceremonials

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From the bits and pieces I had heard of this album preceding its release I had high hopes for it and it does not disappoint. Remain Nameless" replaces the record's corporate-rock drums and overzealous whoosh with an electronic minimalism similar to Welch's pals the xx.

The following year at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, Ceremonials received a nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album, and "Shake It Out" was nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Seven Devils" appeared in the trailer to promote the second season of the HBO series Game of Thrones, [38] as well as in the season one finale of the ABC series Revenge, which was broadcast 23 May 2012. It saw moderate chart success elsewhere, reaching number 13 in Ireland, number 15 in New Zealand and number 35 in Australia.The band performed "No Light, No Light" at the 2012 Brit Awards at the O2 Arena in on 21 February 2012. And the word sort of stuck with me, and I think the whole idea of performance, and kind of putting on this outfit and going out almost to find some sort of exorcism or absolution, to kind of get outside yourself, there's a sense of ceremony to it. Some people have complained about the sound quality of the download, but the sound on the two CDs is excellent and sound fine transferred to my MP3. In June 2011, Epworth told BBC 6 Music that the album would probably be finished "by the end of July" and described the sound as "a lot less indie and lot more soulful". After a couple of listens I can confidently say that Ceremonials has surpassed the dizzying highs of Lungs.

Rolling Stone ranked the album at number 27 on its list of the 50 Best Albums of 2011, adding, "From 'Shake It Out' to the arena-scale Motown of 'Lover to Lover', Big Red brings it again and again, choirs and string players backing a voice that soars so high, it makes them seem like ants on the ground below. At the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, the album received a nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album, while " Shake It Out" was nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.And while that venue is often knocked for its booming, detail-abolishing acoustics, and concrete-slab atmosphere, it was a much better fit for Welch, who hopped, ran, and wailed while 3,000 giddy fans looked on, awestruck. On 6 November, the band made their first appearance on The X Factor, where they performed " Shake It Out" on the double elimination results show. NME magazine confirmed that after the release of the song " Heavy in Your Arms" for the soundtrack to The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010), lead singer Florence Welch entered the studio for a two-week session to record with producer Paul Epworth, with whom she worked on the band's debut album, Lungs (2009). It is magnificent – so it’s hardly surprising that, despite not having a physical release, it managed to chart.